nvme_get_fe...ost_mem_buf2(2)
β¨ nvme_get_features_host_mem_buf2 β¨
okay bestie, we're in the libnvme API manual and this one is a lil function called nvme_get_features_host_mem_buf2 β it literally just gets the host memory buffer feature. that's the whole vibe. it's giving "ask the drive politely for its HMB tea" π«π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
int nvme_get_features_host_mem_buf2 (int fd , enum nvme_get_features_sel
sel , struct nvme_host_mem_buf_attrs *attrs , __u32 *result );
like yes, four args, she's got range π
π ARGUMENTS π
fdβ the file descriptor of your nvme device. your lil ticket to the drive, no cap π«selβ which type of attribute to return, fr fr. checkenum nvme_get_features_selfor the deets πattrsβ a buffer where the returned Host Memory Buffer Attributes land. she holds the goods π§Ίβ¨resultβ the command completion result from CQE dword0. yep, it's a__u32 *and it's iconic π
π« RETURN π«
so here's the tea: you get the nvme command status if a response was received β peep enum nvme_status_field for that whole situation β or you get -1 with errno set otherwise π
not me getting-1β¦ bestie checkerrno, that's where the lore is π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
enum nvme_get_features_selenum nvme_status_fielderrno
iykyk π
that's the whole page, periodt. this lil cutie came out of the libnvme API manual dated July 2026 ππ«Ά if you ever forget any of it, the manpage is right there being its iconic self. mwah π
bye bestie, go get that host memory buffer feature πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- ubuntu stonking: libnvme-dev 1.16.2-1build1 Β· LGPL-2.1-or-later
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms